A 5-year-old boy was killed while another was injured when a speedily driven car hit them at Shyam Nagar here on Friday. The enraged mob gathered at the spot after the incident and roughed up the car driver who has also been admitted in the hospital, police said. According to the police, the incident took place at 7.15 am near Jhulelal Temple close to Telibandha. The accused identified as Kaushalendra Rawat was on way to Telibandha from Mahavir Nagar in a brand new car. Suddenly, Rawat lost control over the wheels near Jhulelal temple and hit a youth who was on bicycle.
The car after hitting the bicycle did not stop and ran over two brothers playing at the spot. The speed of car was so high that after running over the boy it collided with a BSNl telephone Box before stopping, police informed. The boys were immediately rushed to a hospital where Gopal Vishwakarma (5) son of Ranjeet Vishwakarma resident of Devrapara Telibandha succumbed to injuries. The accused driver has been booked under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and police has launched investigation.